Question 1

Uganda and Senegal have promoted aggressive and successful AIDS education and prevention campaigns and have cut infection rates in half.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

African women with more education tend to have smaller families than those women with less education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Why has wildlife conservation become a priority in some regions of Sub-Saharan Africa? What strategies have been implemented to protect wildlife in these regions? Have these strategies been successful? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Wildlife conservation has become a prior

Question 4

Forty percent of the European Union's imports of fresh vegetables come from this country:

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Malawi 
E)  Nigeria 
A)  Egypt 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Malawi 
E)  Nigeria

Question 5

This is the highest mountain on the African continent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kilimanjaro 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Cameroon 
D)  Drakensberg 
E)  Okavangu 
A)  Kilimanjaro 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Cameroon 
D)  Drakensberg 
E)  Okavangu

Question 6

Victoria Falls is located on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nile River 
B)  Congo River 
C)  Zambezi River 
D)  Niger River 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Nile River 
B)  Congo River 
C)  Zambezi River 
D)  Niger River 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Which one of the following diseases is caused by the tsetse fly?

Accepted Answer

A)  malaria 
B)  sleeping sickness 
C)  ebola fever 
D)  bilharzia 
E)  none of the above 
A)  malaria 
B)  sleeping sickness 
C)  ebola fever 
D)  bilharzia 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Discuss the diamond trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where does most of the mining production occur? What is meant by the phrase "conflict diamonds"?

Accepted Answer

The diamond trade in Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 9

Benin and this modern country were once known as the "Slave Coast."

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Senegal 
D)  Mali 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Senegal 
D)  Mali 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

Discuss AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where are the so-called "AIDS belts" located? Where is the "highway of death"? Approximately how many people have been infected by this disease? What, if anything, has been done to control the spread of AIDS?

Accepted Answer

AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa is a major pu

Question 11

Match each country with its capital.
-Uganda

Accepted Answer

A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru 
A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru

Question 12

Match each country with its capital.
-Mauritania

Accepted Answer

A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru 
A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru

Question 13

________ is a modification of shifting cultivation where crops are rotated around a village, fallow periods are shorter and soil may be enriched through household waste.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bush fallow 
B)  Slash and burn 
C)  Pastoralism 
D)  Sedentary farming 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Bush fallow 
B)  Slash and burn 
C)  Pastoralism 
D)  Sedentary farming 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

How did structural adjustment programs and debt relief impact Sub-Saharan Africa in the late 1990s?

Accepted Answer

Structural adjustment programs and debt

Question 15

The Boers were southern African colonists from which European nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  France 
C)  Netherlands 
D)  Belgium 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  France 
C)  Netherlands 
D)  Belgium 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

The Unilateral Declaration of Independence was created in opposition to proposals for black majority rule in the country now known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Zimbabwe 
D)  Botswana 
E)  none of the above 
A)  South Africa 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Zimbabwe 
D)  Botswana 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

These two countries ended the colonial period with civil wars between Soviet-supported Marxist forces and U.S.-supported pro-Western forces.

Accepted Answer

A)  Angola and Mozambique 
B)  Namibia and Botswana 
C)  Rwanda and Burundi 
D)  Nigeria and Biafra 
E)  Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire 
A)  Angola and Mozambique 
B)  Namibia and Botswana 
C)  Rwanda and Burundi 
D)  Nigeria and Biafra 
E)  Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire

Question 18

Zambia is most noted for exports of:

Accepted Answer

A)  copper 
B)  diamonds 
C)  petroleum 
D)  uranium 
E)  cacao 
A)  copper 
B)  diamonds 
C)  petroleum 
D)  uranium 
E)  cacao

Question 19

This is the largest city on the African continent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nairobi 
B)  Abidjan 
C)  Johannesburg 
D)  Lagos 
E)  Kinshasa 
A)  Nairobi 
B)  Abidjan 
C)  Johannesburg 
D)  Lagos 
E)  Kinshasa

Question 20

Match each country with its capital.
-Zimbabwe

Accepted Answer

A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru 
A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru

Uganda and Senegal have promoted aggressive and successful AIDS education and prevention campaigns and have cut infection rates in half.

African women with more education tend to have smaller families than those women with less education.

Why has wildlife conservation become a priority in some regions of Sub-Saharan Africa? What strategies have been implemented to protect wildlife in these regions? Have these strategies been successful? Why or why not?

Forty percent of the European Union's imports of fresh vegetables come from this country:

This is the highest mountain on the African continent.

Victoria Falls is located on the:

Which one of the following diseases is caused by the tsetse fly?

Discuss the diamond trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where does most of the mining production occur? What is meant by the phrase "conflict diamonds"?

Benin and this modern country were once known as the "Slave Coast."

Discuss AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where are the so-called "AIDS belts" located? Where is the "highway of death"? Approximately how many people have been infected by this disease? What, if anything, has been done to control the spread of AIDS?

Match each country with its capital. -Uganda

Match each country with its capital. -Mauritania

________ is a modification of shifting cultivation where crops are rotated around a village, fallow periods are shorter and soil may be enriched through household waste.

How did structural adjustment programs and debt relief impact Sub-Saharan Africa in the late 1990s?

The Boers were southern African colonists from which European nation?

The Unilateral Declaration of Independence was created in opposition to proposals for black majority rule in the country now known as ________.

These two countries ended the colonial period with civil wars between Soviet-supported Marxist forces and U.S.-supported pro-Western forces.

Zambia is most noted for exports of:

This is the largest city on the African continent.

Match each country with its capital. -Zimbabwe

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Exam 5: Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda and Senegal have promoted aggressive and successful AIDS education and prevention campaigns and have cut infection rates in half.

African women with more education tend to have smaller families than those women with less education.

Why has wildlife conservation become a priority in some regions of Sub-Saharan Africa? What strategies have been implemented to protect wildlife in these regions? Have these strategies been successful? Why or why not?

Forty percent of the European Union's imports of fresh vegetables come from this country:

This is the highest mountain on the African continent.

Victoria Falls is located on the:

Which one of the following diseases is caused by the tsetse fly?

Discuss the diamond trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where does most of the mining production occur? What is meant by the phrase "conflict diamonds"?

Benin and this modern country were once known as the "Slave Coast."

Discuss AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where are the so-called "AIDS belts" located? Where is the "highway of death"? Approximately how many people have been infected by this disease? What, if anything, has been done to control the spread of AIDS?

Match each country with its capital. -Uganda

Match each country with its capital. -Mauritania

________ is a modification of shifting cultivation where crops are rotated around a village, fallow periods are shorter and soil may be enriched through household waste.

How did structural adjustment programs and debt relief impact Sub-Saharan Africa in the late 1990s?

The Boers were southern African colonists from which European nation?

The Unilateral Declaration of Independence was created in opposition to proposals for black majority rule in the country now known as ________.

These two countries ended the colonial period with civil wars between Soviet-supported Marxist forces and U.S.-supported pro-Western forces.

Zambia is most noted for exports of:

This is the largest city on the African continent.

Match each country with its capital. -Zimbabwe

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific

Filters